Argentina

Written By: jeff

Posted On: January 9th, 2011

I boarded my bus in Bariloche on Sunday afternoon bound for Mendoza. It was a redeye that would take 17 hours arriving around 9:30AM on Monday. Luckily in South America, the long-haul buses tend to be fairly nice. The basic seats (semi-cama) recline halfway and if you are willing to pay a bit more, you […]

Written By: jeff

Posted On: January 2nd, 2011

After four great weeks in the mountains, it is finally time to go. Things got off to a rocky start here with my skis. But, with a little time, it all came right. I just love the mountains. I don’t know what it is about them. But, I find them very soothing, tranquil. So, even […]

Written By: jeff

Posted On: December 19th, 2010

On Tuesday morning while hanging out at the B&B, my skis finally showed up. It was like an Christmas for me. I quickly unpacked everything to make sure it was all there and that nothing was broken. Everything checked out so I decided to head out to explore Bariloche a bit. About 4 kms from […]

Written By: jeff

Posted On: December 12th, 2010

On Monday, the first order of business was finding out the status of my skis. From the FedEx website, I tracked them to customs in Buenos Aires. So, I knew they were at least in the country. Little did I know, that was the easy part. I received the customs paperwork in a FedEx package […]

Written By: jeff

Posted On: May 9th, 2010

This morning I had to say goodbye to Buenos Aires. But, I know I will be back later this year so I’m not too torn up about it. Plus, moving on to Santiago means that I’m going somewhere where I haven’t been before – always an exciting time. The last week was very slow. It […]

Written By: jeff

Posted On: May 2nd, 2010

I am sitting in my apartment chilling after spending the last couple of days walking around the city taking photos. And still, I have a couple of neighborhoods to explore for pics. Today is a national holiday commemorating the Falklands War. I think I speak for most Americans when I say that this war was […]

Written By: jeff

Posted On: April 25th, 2010

It’s Tuesday and I can’t believe how quickly the first week has gone by. My main activity so far has been going to Spanish class every day. When I got off the plane on Monday, I came straight to the school and took my placement test. The school placed me in “Intermedio 2A” since I had […]